Rajib Chanda

Practice Areas

Hailed as a “Trailblazer” by the American Lawyer for his legal contributions to the democratization of access by ordinary investors to private markets investments, Rajib heads Simpson Thacher’s Registered Funds practice and is Co-Managing Partner of the Washington, D.C. office. Rajib has helped asset management firms design, develop and structure investment products that have been publicly referred to as “revolutionary,” “category-killing” and “the fund innovation of the year.” Rajib regularly represents the leading asset management firms in the world, including recent representations of Apollo, Artisan Partners, BC Partners, Benefit Street, BlackRock, Blackstone, Blue Owl, Carlyle, Cohen & Steers, Coller Capital, Diameter Capital, EQT, Golub, HarbourVest, HPS, Irradiant Partners, JPMorgan Asset Management, KKR, Lexington Partners, Morgan Stanley, New Mountain, Onex Credit, Principal, Sixth Street Partners, SkyBridge Capital, Starwood Capital Group, Stonepeak, TPG, TPG Angelo Gordon and Vista, among many others.

Career

Partner at Simpson Thacher since 2014. Washington, D.C. office Administrative Partner; Co-Chair of Partner Development Committee; former firm Hiring Partner and Co-Chair of Diversity Committee. Previously at Ropes & Gray (Associate, 2001-2009, Partner 2009-2014).

Professional Memberships

Advisory Board, Mutual Fund Directors Forum

Member, ABA Task Force on Fund Directors

Member, Fund Board Views’ Editorial Think Tank

Advisory Board, Fund Directions

Board Member, National Homelessness Law Center

Personal

Brown University, A.B., 1997 (honors); Harvard Law School, J.D., cum laude, 2000.